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| Israeli Jew killed by guard near Western Wall | Israeli Jew killed by guard near Western Wall |
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| An Israeli Jew has been shot dead near Jerusalem's Western Wall after a guard mistook him for a Palestinian militant, police say. | An Israeli Jew has been shot dead near Jerusalem's Western Wall after a guard mistook him for a Palestinian militant, police say. |
| Gunfire was heard on Friday morning at the wall - one of Judaism's holiest sites where hundreds of worshippers were attending prayers at the time. | Gunfire was heard on Friday morning at the wall - one of Judaism's holiest sites where hundreds of worshippers were attending prayers at the time. |
| Police say the guard shot the man after hearing him shout "Allahu Akbar". | Police say the guard shot the man after hearing him shout "Allahu Akbar". |
| The area, which is patrolled by armed guards, closed to visitors for about an hour but has now reopened. | The area, which is patrolled by armed guards, closed to visitors for about an hour but has now reopened. |
| The incident took place at about 07:40 local time (04:40 GMT) as the man emerged from a public toilet at the wall compound. | The incident took place at about 07:40 local time (04:40 GMT) as the man emerged from a public toilet at the wall compound. |
| A police spokesman said the guard drew his weapon and fired a number of shots at the man after hearing him shout "Allahu Akbar" (God is great, in Arabic). | A police spokesman said the guard drew his weapon and fired a number of shots at the man after hearing him shout "Allahu Akbar" (God is great, in Arabic). |
| The man had his hands in his pockets at the time he was approached by the guard, the spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, said. | The man had his hands in his pockets at the time he was approached by the guard, the spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, said. |
| The Western Wall is part of the Temple Mount (known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif). It is venerated by Jews as a remnant from the complex which housed the Jewish temple until 70AD. | |
| Jews go to the Western Wall to pray and leave prayers on pieces of paper between its ancient stones. | Jews go to the Western Wall to pray and leave prayers on pieces of paper between its ancient stones. |
| The site and the area around it has in the past been a flashpoint for violence between Israelis and Palestinians. | The site and the area around it has in the past been a flashpoint for violence between Israelis and Palestinians. |